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# HoudiniPay

> Private crypto payments using shareable payment links

## **What it is**

Houdini Pay lets you create a payment link and send or receive crypto without either side having to expose their wallet address to the other.

You set the amount and share the link. The payer can pay from any supported token or chain, and the funds are routed and delivered to your wallet without revealing your address to them, or vice versa.

> **Good for:** Getting paid by someone you don’t want to share your wallet history  or balance with

<Info>
  What this means in practice

  * You can accept payments without posting a wallet address
  * The payer doesn’t need to match your chain/token, you receive funds in the token and chain you set
  * Wallet history and balances of each party remain private, like in real world payments
</Info>

## How it works

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create a payment link">
    You choose the amount you want to send or receive and generate a one-time payment link.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Share the link">
    Send the link however you like. Chat, email, invoice, or anywhere else.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Pay using any token from any chain">
    The sender opens the link and pays using a supported token on a supported chain. No need to match what the receiver uses.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Funds are routed privately">
    Houdini handles the routing and conversion in the background using its private swap infrastructure.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Funds arrive">
    The receiver gets the funds in the token and chain defined when the link was created.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/houdini/Gst0dF9-Zd7h_tmY/images/PaymentLink.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=Gst0dF9-Zd7h_tmY&q=85&s=ffd79ee21cca0145712aed41518e01b5" alt="Main dashboard interface" style={{ height:"463px",width:"360px" }} className="rounded-lg mx-auto" width="480" height="617" data-path="images/PaymentLink.png" />

## Why it’s private

Houdini Pay uses the same private routing technology as [**Private Swaps**](/overview/swaps-and-transfers/private-swaps).

It breaks the direct link between the person paying and the person receiving. The payer does not send funds directly to the receiver’s wallet, and the receiver never has to share a wallet address. Houdini routes the payment in between, so there’s no obvious on-chain connection tying the two sides together.

> The same privacy, compliance rules, and **token coverage** that apply to Private Swaps apply here as well.

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  <Card href="/overview/getting-started/privacy-and-compliance" title="Privacy and Compliance">
    How Houdini handles privacy, custody, data retention, and compliance.
  </Card>

  <Card href="/overview/coverage-and-economy/chain-tokens-partners" title="Chain and Token Coverage">
    Supported blockchains, tokens, and liquidity coverage across Houdini.
  </Card>
</Columns>

## When to use Houdini Pay

Houdini Pay is best when you want to send or receive funds without exposing identities, wallet relationships, or payment history.

**Common use cases:**

* **Freelancers and contractors** getting paid without sharing a personal wallet
* **Invoices and client payments** where you don’t want payments publicly linked
* **One-off payments** that shouldn’t live forever on your wallet’s history
* **Getting paid by multiple people** without everything pointing to the same address
* **Sensitive transfers** where you don’t want the payer and receiver directly connected on-chain

## Need help?

If anything doesn’t look right or a payment takes longer than expected, our Support Team is here.

Reach out through [**Support & FAQs**](https://docs.houdiniswap.com/support-and-faqs/faqs) and include your payment details so we can take a look.